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Stay in the know on all things Nintendo with Hanafuda Report - the Nintendo newsletter. Join thousands of others in getting a no-noise email roundup every Sunday:
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Nintendo, what year is it?!
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Unboxing the Virtual Boy for Nintendo Switch 2
YouTube video by Hanafuda Report
https://youtu.be/Yf6v608k4Do?si=yse7-RMiz_wnVqq-
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virtual insanity
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Chaminda Jayanetti
3 days ago
A total, total humiliation for the government
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest groupās co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule
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š¾ time for some tennis!
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Viva Pinata? You have my attention.
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An hour with Pokopia suggests it might be the best PokƩmon spin-off ever - and it's more Viva Pinata than Minecraft or Animal Crossing
Pokopia might be the best PokƩmon spin-off ever. It's a game we can't wait to explore fully.
https://www.eurogamer.net/an-hour-with-pokopia-suggests-itll-might-be-the-best-pokemon-spin-off-ever-and-its-more-viva-pinata-than-minecraft-or-animal-crossing
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70s Sci-Fi Art
4 days ago
RIP Robert Tinney (November 22, 1947 ā February 1, 2026), the artist famous for his playful covers for Byte magazine, a hobbist magazine that ushered in the microcomputing age from the mid-70s through the 90s. I'm honored to have included his work in my own art collection.
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This week's digest features links to
@fionnthebrave.bsky.social
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@plante.bsky.social
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@alanahagues.bsky.social
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Pokemon Pokopia will be playable at the Pokemon European International Championships in London this weekend.
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PokƩmon Pokopia Demo Event Is Heading To London This Week
Dragonite Quest Builders
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/02/pokemon-pokopia-demo-event-is-heading-to-london-this-week
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7 days ago
Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to PokƩmon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.
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Hanafuda Report
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šø Issue 469 of Hanafuda Report is out now:
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Will Nintendo's Switch beat PS2? - Hanafuda Report
https://hanafuda.report/issues/469/
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Picked up these earlier for the grand total of three (Ā£3) english pounds
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Weird framing on this considering The Guardian already covered this a couple of years ago. š¤·
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Mince Dinner
10 days ago
That Pragmata demo has totally sold me on the game. It feels like a lost 360 game in the best way possible.
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"It's like somebody making a documentary in which Eva Braun feels sad about war whilst Hitler invades Poland"
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Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyUni8dbkE
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šššššššš Win a free copy of Video Game Maps: SNES - Vol 3. To enter: 1ļøā£ Follow 2ļøā£ Repost Winner announced Feb 6th, 2026.
#retrogaming
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Console Archives is the Virtual Console yāall wanted. š«”
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Here's all the trailers of everything announced.
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Everything announced at the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase ā Feb 2026
Nintendoās latest Direct just wrapped, delivering around 20 minutes of updates from various third-party partners. We saw fresh announcements and reveals fromĀ Capcom,Ā Konami, and BethesdaĀ (plus a bunch more). Hereās the full rundown of everything shown, with trailers and release info where available. All Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase announcements (with trailers + release info) Orbitals Hell yeah, [ā¦]
https://hanafuda.report/articles/everything-announced-at-the-nintendo-direct-partner-showcase-feb-2026/
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Iād assumed this would be the case, but feels a bit off to confirm this when plenty of folks have already dropped a hundred bucks on a new hunk of plastic.
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started playing Wario World. I kinda dig it.
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Hanafuda Report
13 days ago
The Switch 2 launch essentially doubled Nintendo's revenue compared to the same period last year.
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As Switch 2 sells 17 million, the original Switch reaches a new milestone
Nintendo reported its latest financial results on Tuesday for the nine months of its fiscal year ending March 2026. Net sales hit Ā„1,905.8 billion (roughly $12.8B USD) during this period āĀ a staggering year-over-year upward change of 99.3%. The Switch 2 launch essentially doubled Nintendoās revenue compared to the same period last year. This reported revenue [ā¦]
https://hanafuda.report/articles/nintendo-financial-results-switch-2-17-million-switch-beats-ds/
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 17.37 million units.
13 days ago
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š¬ the lack of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond numbers is very telling....
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The original Nintendo Switch is now at 155.37M sold, finally passing the Nintendo DS.
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 17.37 million units.
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Hanafuda Report
14 days ago
Nintendo bust out some lateral thinking to shift some withered technology...
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Itās 2026 and the Virtual Boy is sold out
Iāve long said that Nintendo doesnāt really let an idea go to waste ā it either goes on the shelf for another day, or is revisited in some new or novel way. Thatās now true for the shunned Virtual Boy. What was once a notable mid-90s flop, is now a sought after 2026 curio ā [ā¦]
https://hanafuda.report/articles/its-2026-and-nintendo-virtual-boy-is-sold-out/
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Hanafuda Report
14 days ago
šø Issue 468 of Hanafuda Report is out now:
hanafuda.report/issues/468/
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Nintendo makes good on a decade old promise - Hanafuda Report
https://hanafuda.report/issues/468/
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Superb video essay here from
@peterspittech.bsky.social
on the bittersweet experience of returning to Animal Crossing, Covid memories, finding meaning in actions taken years ago, and more.
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This Is Going To Hurt, Isn't It?
YouTube video by peterspittech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga1m1MXsen4&list=PLYGwstCQBscexot2j-u22LQSmgH9vCxKr
14 days ago
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PJ (
@pjoreilly.bsky.social
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Here's All The Best Switch 2 & Nintendo Stuff I've 3D Printed So Far
Resin-dent Evil?
https://www.nintendolife.com/features/heres-all-the-best-switch-2-and-nintendo-stuff-ive-3d-printed-so-far
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a humorous cup of coffee
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I seem to recall watching this BBC documentary when it first aired back in 2004. It's worth a watch.
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Tetris: From Russia With Love (2004) BBC Documentary
YouTube video by Critical Ephemera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipRoMfHdlMA
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Nathan Grayson
16 days ago
Iāve seen people voice concern about subscription fatigue, too many sites relying on the same model, etc, but a) Iām not convinced thatās a problem; there are thousands of content creators supporting themselves via subs
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Videogame stocks slide on Google's AI model that turns prompts into playable worlds
Shares of videogame companies fell sharply in afternoon trading on Friday after Alphabet's Google rolled out its artificial intelligence model capable of creating interactive digital worlds with simpl...
https://www.reuters.com/business/videogame-stocks-slide-googles-ai-model-that-turns-prompts-into-playable-worlds-2026-01-30/
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Unless I missed it, not much was made of the recent centenary of the creation of television?
diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/01/tv10...
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There's been mixed reporting on this, but the sales data and some nuances paint a slightly different picture.
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Did the Nintendo Switch 2 Really Have a Bad Holiday? We Asked Analysts - IGN
Since December, we've been seeing (and writing!) headlines discussing the seeming slowdown of Nintendo Switch 2 sales going into the holiday season. But there's some nuance to this narrative, so I kicked off the new year by bugging all the analysts I knew for some further context on Nintendo Switch 2's holiday sales.
https://www.ign.com/articles/did-the-nintendo-switch-2-really-have-a-bad-holiday-we-asked-analysts
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Unless I'm not considering something obvious, the rationale for the restrictions seems overly cautious. I think a middle-ground could probably have been found?
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Nintendo will restrict Tomodachi Life image sharing to help the game 'remain fun and safe'
Measures are being taken against inappropriate Miis
https://www.polygon.com/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream-image-sharing-block-nintendo/
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canāt cancel what ya donāt buy
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Here's the box art for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
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Hugh Morris is a good pun
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The Tomodachi Life Direct starts in a few minutes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNtY...
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18 days ago
UK high street retailer GAME is reportedly on the verge of collapse once again; the company has allegedly filed a notice to appoint administrators, which gives it ten days of protection from its creditors
www.gamesindustry.biz/report-uk-re...
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Here's a quick look at the 'Video Boy' āĀ a tool, made by Intelligent Systems, for viewing Virtual Boy games on a TV/monitor. Used to record video and screenshots. ā”ļø
hcs64.com/video-boy-vue/
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Well, this sounds chaotic. (via
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12-Player Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is a Nightmare Because Nintendo Handles Online Functionality in the Most Ridiculous Way Possible - IGN
Animal Crossing: New Horizons got a big 3.0 update earlier this month, which alongside a lot of new content for everyone included a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade with some fancy technological buffs. Oneā¦
https://www.ign.com/articles/12-player-animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-a-nightmare-because-nintendo-handles-online-functionality-in-the-most-ridiculous-way-possible
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Masahiro Sakurai sure does love putting š JPEGs of food in his games. (via
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āFood JPEGsā in Super Smash Bros & Kirby Air Riders
Have you ever noticed that the food graphics in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders are flat ābillboardedā stock images of food? This artistic decision from director Masahiro Sakurai has per...
https://sethmlarson.dev/food-jpegs-in-super-smash-bros-and-kirby-air-riders
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21 days ago
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Here my latest Nintendo digest:
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Aftermath
23 days ago
Nintendoās games feel special in a way other developers canāt quite imitate. But why? According to
@mackeza.bsky.social
, author of Super Nintendo, an upcoming book about the Mario and Zelda maker, itās because teams are intergenerational
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š§µ Thread of games completed in 2026:
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